principal
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"It's one of the risks of this circuit. I know that sounds strange," Williams team principal James Vowles told Sky Sports.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“I would say that, absent the Trump branding, most industry experts would say that the phone is not a good value at that price point,” Edwards, also Quandary Peak’s principal computer scientist, told Salon.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
But even then, said Patrick Huey, principal adviser at Victory Independent Planning in Naples, Fla., private-market investments probably shouldn’t make up more than a sliver of your portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
That means that each year it will pay the holder, through a combination of interest payments and principal adjustment, the current rate of inflation plus another 1.63%.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
As I sit in the front office, waiting for the principal, I feel Inkling’s warm body press against my leg.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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